Fast switching requiring passwords

[SeaDragon]

How do I set this up so that when I use Fast User Switching that I am not asked for a password every time I make a switch. I don't remember this ever happening before. I have not had to use this fast option often but it isn't very fast if I have to stop to enter a password each time.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[Slydude]

The only n3ethod I've seen to do that is to remove the password from the accounts that you want to use fast user switching with. Of course, that makes each password that you do that with a little less secure. If you do that, nothing is preventing one user from looking at the other user's files.

If I were going to do this, I'd try the following:

1. Create a new user account and designate that account as an Administrator account. This username and password are used any time you install software or perform other tasks which usually require entering a password (such as unlocking certain system preferences).

2 Change the accounts you want to use fast user switching with to standard accounts and remove the passwords from these accounts.

 

[SeaDragon]

The only n3ethod I've seen to do that is to remove the password from the accounts that you want to use fast user switching with. Of course, that makes each password that you do that with a little less secure. If you do that, nothing is preventing one user from looking at the other user's files.

If I were going to do this, I'd try the following:

1. Create a new user account and designate that account as an Administrator account. This username and password are used any time you install software or perform other tasks which usually require entering a password (such as unlocking certain system preferences).

2 Change the accounts you want to use fast user switching with to standard accounts and remove the passwords from these accounts.

Thanks Slydude but I don’t see that working for me. I am not into less secure if I can help it. This is a new person training scenario and I was just trying to make it easier and faster for them. I will just have them enter their passwords when they do the switch. If nothing else, it will reinforce their password memory.

 

[Slydude]

That sounds like the best plan. No need to get them started with bad password habits.